Ubley Village Plan. Your Village, your Plan, your Future

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1 Ubley Village Plan Your Village, your Plan, your Future Version 3 April 2016

2 Contents Section Description Page 1 Welcome to the Ubley Village Plan 3 2 This is Ubley 5 3 The Village Plan Project 9 4 The Plan - Introduction General and Household Information Public Services Roads and Transport Planning and the Environment Health and Social Care Matters Sport, Leisure and Play Facilities Young People Education, Training and Personal Development Business and Employment 25 5 The Main Priorities and Action Plans 26 6 Next Steps 28 Page 2

3 1 WELCOME TO THE UBLEY VILLAGE PLAN This Plan is the culmination of the work done by the Village Planning Group, and instigated by Ubley, to capture and recognise the main interests and concerns that we have as parishioners, and to identify opportunities for promoting those interests and tackling the concerns. The Plan begins by providing some background information about the village that, while general in its nature, is also relevant to the issues that have been raised. The sections that follow cover specific issues such as Roads and Transport, and Planning and the Environment etc. It summarises the findings from the Questionnaire responses and sets out Action Plans that specify what the community is able to do, who will do it and when. 1.1 WHAT IS THE VILLAGE PLAN FOR? The aims of the Plan are to set out the priorities for what needs to be done in Ubley, and to lobby local and central government for changes to our facilities and services. We will not be operating in isolation. Information from this Plan work is helping feed in to the Chew Valley Neighbourhood Plan (CVNP) work that is going on across seven es including Ubley. We want to make sure that Ubley remains a healthy, active community that takes pride in itself and in its future. We want to make sure it is a great place to be, based on the consensus of the parishioners themselves. The Plan lists the main local issues and identifies ways of addressing them. The information that we have used comes from the answers residents provided to a series of questions and topics in the Village Plan Questionnaire that was circulated at the latter part of The analyses of these are summarised here together with a narrative of the various topics examined. Since it is based on the opinions of local people, the Plan is a powerful tool in influencing authorities such as Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) District whenever they make decisions about Ubley. It is also helping the to decide on priorities for the village. Reflecting the views, wishes and priorities of everyone in Ubley who has expressed an opinion is key to the Plan s existence and its success. It will be administered by the, but the real owner is the local community. The main output consists of a series of Action Plans covering each of the major issues raised in the questionnaire. Each action has an owner, such as Ubley, that will be responsible for making sure that what is proposed actually happens. Page 3

4 The Village Plan is a living concept. The will be happy to receive feedback at any time on what has been done so far. New versions of the Plan will be produced over years to come and meanwhile the Action Plans will be updated regularly. Page 4

5 2 THIS IS UBLEY Ubley sits in the Yeo valley at the west end of the Chew Valley. It is bordered to the north and south with ridges of hills, most significantly the Mendips to the south. It sits within the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and close to Blagdon Lake. Ubley is an attractive village set mostly on the valley floor but rises up on the lower slopes of the Mendip Hills to the south. The surrounding valley landscape is of farmland with small and medium sized fields largely for grazing. Fields are separated by well-kept hedgerows with intermittent mature trees. The whole area is rich in wildlife and is rural and unspoilt in character. There are magnificent views from the slopes of the Mendips across the and as far as South Wales to the west and the hills above Bath to the east. Page 5

6 There is quite a lot of greenery throughout the village. There are many mature trees, mostly in gardens and the Churchyard in and around the Conservation Area. The roads are lined by a mixture of hedgerows and walls, the latter of which are of local stone. The slopes of the Mendip scarp are densely wooded with an area known as Ubley Wood. Page 6

7 The centre of the village is at The Cross, outside the charming 13 th century St Bartholomew s Church. There is also a Primary School and a large village hall. There are two main green spaces in the village. Firstly, the Glebe is a field leased from the Diocese, which is used for unstructured play and by the Village Primary School for sports and recreation. Secondly there is a small space, known as the Amenity Area, immediately behind the Village Hall. The village is broadly in an L shape defined by The Street with other lanes winding off. It has an eclectic mix of housing. In what is a small village of about 130 properties there is a mix of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses. Many of the houses in the Conservation Area are detached and built of stone. There is an area of mid-20 th century houses and bungalows and also a set of white rendered villas in a Spanish style. For the most part, though, houses are of a similar scale and height with nothing over two storeys tall. Most of the roofs are brown or reddish-brown tiles although there are a few in a natural slate. The pitch of most of the house roofs is similar although there are a few exceptions that are steeper. Page 7

8 Nearly all houses have chimneys. Porches are a fairly common addition. Most properties have their own parking but several, as with the school and Church necessitate parking in the road. There are mercifully few direction and road signs helping to retain the very rural feel. The roads leading into the Village from three sides are narrow and without pavements. There is a straighter section of The Street through the village, which has a pavement for about a quarter of its length. There are five small roads leading off The Street all of which are short and are dead ends. 2.1 THE POPULATION OF UBLEY PARISH The latest census data is from 2011, where the total population of Ubley was 331. The figure below shows the split by sex and by age group and also compares these to B&NES and to England and Wales. The split of males and females in Ubley (48.6% and 51.4% respectively) is very similar to the country as a whole. In terms of age groups, B&NES has a slightly higher percentage of year olds but otherwise is quite similar to the England & Wales picture. Ubley has a much lower percentage of 16 to 44 year olds and a much higher percentage of 45 to 74 year olds, with a percentage of younger children at or above the national picture. Population Ubley B&NES England & Wales 10 0 Total males Total females Age 0-4 Age 5-9 Age Age Age Age Age Age 75 and over Page 8

9 3 THE VILLAGE PLAN PROJECT There has been growing pressure on rural areas through an increase in Planning activity, changes to national and regional planning frameworks and the uncertainty over the future of the B&NES Core Strategy. With this in mind, the realised in 2012 that it would be valuable for the village to have some sort of Plan that would capture the views of the parishioners and outline the aspirations for the village going forward. It was recognised that Ubley was too small to be able to draw up its own Neighbourhood Plan. Furthermore, such a plan would not cover all of the aspects that were felt to be important for the village. The decision was thus taken to write a Village Plan for Ubley and a Planning Group was set up involving several interested parishioners. The importance of having a Neighbourhood Plan, however, was not overlooked and through a series of discussions between interested local parishes the Chew Valley Neighbourhood Plan (CVNP) group was established. Ubley is one of the seven parishes involved in this and is also taking a very active part. Once completed and adopted the CVNP will carry weight in planning decisions and help the parishes have influence on what type of development takes place. Back in Ubley the Planning Group worked through the rest of 2012 and the first half of 2013 developing a questionnaire to circulate round the village. Drafts versions were tested on various parishioners to make sure it was going to be relevant, useful and easy to complete. The decision was taken to create several comment sections to allow individuals views to be noted down that would provide a lot more colour to the overall results. The questionnaires were delivered to every adult resident in the parish, and to as many secondary school age children as possible, during July and August The Planning Group delivered them door to door and wherever possible met with residents to explain the background and to encourage their involvement. Completed questionnaires were collected in during the few months of The analysis disappointingly took much longer than originally planned, and the final writing up has been much slower than we would have wished. One of the positive challenges, however, was the amount of information received as a result of the excellent level of returns and also the large number of detailed comments added by many. So as not to have delayed the value from this work, much of the data in the plan, ahead of its publication, has already been fed into local groups to help with their planning. This includes, importantly, input to the B&NES Placemaking Plan and the development of the Chew Valley Neighbourhood Plan. Page 9

10 You will see that whilst there has been a delay in publishing the plan many of the actions within are already being worked on in the village. As noted previously, regular updates on progress will be published once this plan is released. Page 10

11 4 THE PLAN Each of these sub-sections outlines the main findings in each category of the questionnaire, presenting the more interesting and relevant graphs and statistics and pulling out key issues, aspirations and potential actions. All the data from the questionnaire will be available in a separate annex. Overall there were 157 responses which represents just over a 55% return. This is exceptionally good for a questionnaire such as this. This is a tribute both to the Planning Group who organised and managed the survey and also to the parishioners who gave up their time to provide such useful input. 4.1 GENERAL AND HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION The split between Male and Female was 48.4% to 51.6%. This is almost exactly representative of the actual split in the parish as noted in section 2.1. The ages of the responders are given in the table below Age of respondees 0 11 to to to to to to to to & over Interestingly, comparing this to the actual demographic of the village over 90% of the 65 to 74 age group filled in a questionnaire whereas the lowest responses were in the 25 to 34 years old group whose response rate was 35%. In terms of the length of residency, 72% have lived in the village for over 10 years and over 42% have lived in the village for more than 20 years. Page 11

12 Years lived in Ubley Under 1 1 to 5 6 to to to 40 Over PUBLIC SERVICES Safety and security Only 10% noted a dissatisfaction with the local police presence with 45% being quite or very satisfied. 65% thought that Neighbourhood Watch is useful in helping to reduce crime in the village, but only 29% are interested in helping Ubley s Neighbourhood Watch activities. Nevertheless, this is enough to reactivate this in the village. Is Neighbourhood Watch useful? Yes No Don't Know Action 1: The to appoint a Neighbourhood Watch coordinator and restart the activity Village maintenance 85% are quite or very satisfied with the way the are maintaining the village. Comments were requested asking for any ideas or input. Page 12

13 Satisfaction with maintenance of the village by the Very Satisfied Quite Satisfied Neither Quite Dissatisfied There were 43 comments mostly expressing concerns about the state of the drains, the potholes and the lack of cutting back roadside hedges. The sweeper is liked and there are some views that the centre of the village is kept well but the outer areas less so. 71% thought that pet fouling was some sort of a problem, with only 17% feeling there wasn t a problem. Action 2: The to continue to monitor, especially with regard to dog fouling on footpaths and in fields and to involve the dog warden where necessary 90% were quite or very satisfied (with 58% very satisfied) with the weekly bin collections. Action 3: The to feed this high level of support back to B&NES and ask them to protect this level of service Local shops and produce 89% think that it is important to shop locally. 64% said they would make use of a weekly village service for local produce, whilst many noted how important the current service from Andy Payne is and that this shouldn t be threatened. The main requests for items being brought to the village on a regular basis were for fresh produce such as bread, milk and eggs. Action 4: The to find out what local produce services might be able to regularly supply the village Broadband speed Of those that responded and that had broadband, a large majority (70%) were not happy with their broadband speed although around 25% thought it was OK. Several comments were made as to how frustrating the slow speed was both for home and work uses. Page 13

14 Overall, there were only 5% that did not have access to Broadband. Of those that knew their average speed the distribution was as follows: Average Broadband Speed (Mb) < 1 Mb 1 to 2 2 to 3 > 3 Mb Action 5: The to highlight to B&NES the dissatisfaction with the Broadband speed and to request views on when this will be improved (As the plan is going to press there have been some improvements over part of the village from an upgrading of the BT infrastructure. This will continue to be monitored.) Mobile Library Service 69% never use the Mobile Library, but 36% use it at least occasionally with 8% of those regular users. Nevertheless, there were some strong views expressed in support of the Mobile Library and points were made that this was a really important service for the regular users. Action 6: The to ask B&NES to continue to support the Mobile Library service 4.3 ROADS AND TRANSPORT Speeding and safety 53% thought that speeding was a problem in and around Ubley. There were several comments suggesting that the 20 mph speed limits should be mandatory and enforceable but there was little support for increased signage. Other comments suggested that cutting back hedges and brambles would make walking on the sides of the roads safer. 24% said they did not feel safe as a pedestrian. Analysing this further the age group most concerned were those aged 65 to 84 of whom around 40% felt unsafe as a pedestrian. Page 14

15 This is a significant enough percentage of the residents, especially focusing on the older ages groups, for more work to be done to identify where the main issues are. Action 7: The to continue to liaise with the Police to monitor speeds in and around the village Action 8: The to investigate the possibilities of adopting a legally enforceable 20 mph limit as is being put in place in some other villages Action 9: The to set up a survey to understand where the main issues of pedestrian safety are perceived to be Bus Services 84% rarely or never used the local bus service. 56 people added comments about the service, several suggesting it needed to be both more frequent and much quicker to Bristol. There was significant interest in a bus to Bath and also to Wells. There was support for a late evening bus back from Bristol. Being able to catch the bus in the centre of the village was also suggested. A question was asked as to whether, if commercial bus services are not available, the local community should set up its own transport service. 41% thought this was a good idea, with only 17% thinking it wasn t. Action 10: to ask B&NES to explain what the future of local bus services is and to understand what input the village can have for increasing their flexibility Action 11: to see that this information is fed into the CVNP planning work The condition of roads and drains When asked how satisfied people were with the state of the roads and drains around Ubley a majority were either quite dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. How satisfied are you with the state of the roads and drains around Ubley? Quite Satisfied Neither Quite Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Page 15

16 81 people added comments to this section. Of these 40 noted the poor drains, 38 note the problems with potholes and 5 people highlighted the noisy road surface on the A368. Action 12: The to feed back to B&NES the dissatisfaction with both the state of the drains and the road surfaces in and around the village 4.4 PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT Housing A significant majority of respondents (65%) considered that Ubley was not a suitable location for more housing, being concerned that this would affect the small rural village character and setting, and cherished views. Many felt that the lack of shops, a pub, post office and other facilities, combined with the narrow lanes and streets, and difficult 'get outs' onto the main road, made Ubley unsuitable for new development. Is Ubley a suitable place for more housing? Yes No Don't Know Only 26% said that some new housing would be acceptable, most adding the rider that if there was to be further housing, it should be small in scale and dotted around the village rather than as a 'development'. It should be within the village fence, and must not adversely affect the existing character or views. Most thought that any further housing should be in response to defined needs, such as affordable accommodation for local people or provision for older people, although it was accepted by many that Ubley is not a particularly sustainable location for these types of housing. 6% of respondents said that a member of their household has had to leave the village because of a lack of affordable housing. Page 16

17 15% of respondents would consider 'downsizing' if a suitable smaller house became available within the village. Action 13: The to feed back to B&NES as part of the Placemaking Planning and through the CVNP planning work that a significant majority of parishioners do not want further development in the village, but that if there was any further housing that this should be in response to local needs such as affordable housing Village Character 92% of respondents considered that B&NES should be protecting the existing character of Ubley's village streets, Conservation Area and country lanes when setting planning policy and making decisions on planning applications; only 2% thought that this was not important. In particular, 88% of respondents thought that the protection of views of, from and within the village important or essential in conserving its existing character. The main ones identified were the views: of the village from the A368 and the Mendips of the village from Nempnett Thrubwell and Breach Hill within the conservation area, particularly of the Church, the Cross, the red telephone box, older buildings and the School of open countryside in the AONB from within the village up and down The Street of the village from local lanes and footpaths How important is it to protect the village character? Very Important Quite Important Not sure Not Very Important Not Important However, 39% of respondents did not like certain aspects of the village. The majority singled out the recent new housing which was thought to be out of keeping with the Page 17

18 village character, leading to urbanisation of what is considered to be a quintessentially small rural village. Unsightly silver-edged solar panels and plastic windows in older houses were also mentioned. The School and Village Hall (though not the latter s outward appearance) were recognised as great assets to the village, as particularly is the Church (see section 4.4.4). The lack of a pub and children's playground were also thought to detract from the amenity of the village. Action 14: The to feed into the planning work with B&NES that there is a very strong local desire to maintain the character of Ubley Protecting Village Character 62% of respondents were not satisfied that B&NES took the protection of the rural character and visual appearance of the village adequately into account when making planning decisions. 33% were very dissatisfied in this respect. Only 7% were quite satisfied or very satisfied. 75% of respondents thought that B&NES did not take enough notice of local opinion when making planning decisions affecting Ubley and its surroundings. Only 8% thought they did. In particular, there was considerable dissatisfaction over recent planning decisions by B&NES affecting the village against the advice and wishes of the and residents. There was concern that Localism was not working, contrary to the Government's stated aim of encouraging local participation in planning matters (Localism Act 2012). Do you think B&NES takes enough notice of local opinion? Yes No Don't Know Action 15: The to pass the feedback on the importance of the character of Ubley to the workings groups on the CVNP and to B&NES Page 18

19 4.4.4 The Church and Chapel 86% of respondents thought it important to retain (use of) the village Church and Chapel. Sadly, since the survey was undertaken the Chapel has closed. 34% felt there were things that could be done so that more use could be made of the Church. The main suggestion made was the need for toilet facilities (and running water). In addition, other suggestions included: A greater level of engagement with the Church by the village Running events such as talks and recitals (but it was recognised toilet facilities were required) Social events that weren t necessarily religious such as coffee mornings Action 16: The Parochial Church to explore the installation of toilet and kitchen facilities Community Energy projects 45% of respondents said that they would be interested in being part of a community energy saving project to offset energy costs. Action 17: The to explore whether this has worked in other villages and, if so, draw up some options Fracking 66% of respondents were opposed to exploration for shale gas in the Chew Valley. Only 7% were in favour. A significant 26% did not know where they stood, and indeed a majority of residents would like a village meeting better to understand the process and what it would entail in terms of infrastructure. Action 18: The to maintain contact with other es, especially Compton Martin, with regard to Fracking and, where appropriate, communicate the views of the village Footpaths Most respondents (62%) were satisfied with the upkeep of footpaths in and around the village. 20% said that they were not. The maintenance of vegetation, particularly at stiles in the height of summer was the main concern. Action 19: The to organise regular working parties to keep the local footpaths in good order Page 19

20 4.5 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE MATTERS Local services for the elderly and disabled Only 8% responded that, as a senior citizen or disabled, there were facilities that could be introduced locally to help. The main suggestion was for help in both the cost and availability of transport to get around the area and specifically in getting to medical appointments. There is a support group already in existence, the Chew Valley Community Transport Group, that will take people in the Chew Valley to medical appointments but it may need to be better advertised. 34% of responders were aware of local services to help the elderly or disabled but several comments were made questioning how easily accessible the information on this was. Whilst, as noted earlier, only 5% did not have access to Broadband these are predominantly in the group needing support. Action 20: The to investigate the viability of a village volunteer support group for the elderly and disabled Defibrillator 46% were interested in being trained to use the defibrillator sited at the Village Hall. This is a high percentage and shows an active support for having the defibrillator maintained in the village. Action 21: The to investigate setting up training sessions in the use of the defibrillator 4.6 SPORT, LEISURE AND PLAY FACILITIES Local Facilities 38% agreed or strongly agreed that the Sport, Leisure and Play facilities provided in the village are adequate for their needs. Page 20

21 Do you agree that Sport, Leisure and Play facilities in the village are adequate? Strongly Agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree No answer The Glebe Field When asked about the use of the Glebe Field, 56% said they never used it whilst of the 41% that did use it around 18% did so regularly. Of these, 53% of under 55 year olds have used it whereas 35% of 55 and older have used it. The Glebe Field has strict covenants prohibiting any fixed apparatus being sited here. Given these restrictions the question was asked as to what could be done to improve the Glebe Field as an open space with regard to Sport, Leisure and Play. 27% of responders provided comments and ideas. The main themes arising were: Some not wanting it to change from the way it is Keeping the grass cut shorter Having some seating, particularly in the shade Having a secure box or shed of temporary equipment that could be got out to play Trying to get some or all of the covenants removed Action 22: The to research and outline the restrictions on, and therefore options for, additional facilities at The Glebe Field (Since the plan work was carried out the has successfully applied for The Glebe Field to be recognised as both a formal Green Space in the B&NES Placemaking Plan and also an Asset of Community Value noted in the Chew Valley Neighbourhood Plan.) The Village Hall When asked how important the Village Hall is to the life of the village nearly 95% felt it was of some importance, with 75% feeling it was very important. Page 21

22 How important is the Village Hall? Very Important Quite Important Not Sure Not Very Not Important No Answer 37% had never used the Community/Amenity Area at the rear of the Village Hall, whilst 31% use it quite regularly. Several people commented that they didn t know it existed and that it would be useful to have more information. Over 40% provided comments as to what could be done to improve the Community Area with regard to Sport, Leisure and Play. The main comments were: Providing a small play area for the very young Providing seating Creating an access to the area from the Hall bar Better screening it with more hedging Action 23: The Village Hall Committee to explore ways in which a greater community use can be made of the Community Area, including the provision of more information to the village Sports and activities in the village In addition to the existing activities (such as Pilates, Ki Aikido, Badminton, Yoga and the Golf Society) the question was asked as to what others people would like to see formed. There were 35 comments, most of which suggested running more evening classes and courses. Other popular suggestions included dance, keep fit and singing. Action 24: The Village Hall Committee to examine what other activities could be encouraged to be set up in the Hall schedule, particularly in the evenings Access around Blagdon Lake 84% said they were interested in finding out more about getting walking access to the Blagdon Lake enclosure if a village permit was possible, with several people suggesting that there should be free or freely available access for villagers. Whilst it is clear that Page 22

23 Bristol Water needs to carefully manage and restrict access to the enclosure for obvious reasons, there may still be some opportunity for a limited set of village passes. Action 25: The to approach Bristol Water to understand whether there are any options for broader access by parishioners to the Lake enclosure 4.7 YOUNG PEOPLE 31% thought there were not enough amenities for young people in the village. Most people didn t know, especially amongst the over 55 s. Does the Village offer sufficient amenities for young people? Yes Don't Know No No Answer When asked what facilities are missing there were comments from 32% of responders. Most of these highlighted two facilities that would be welcome. 1. A Youth Club for teenagers 2. A playground for young children Several suggestions were made for the Hall to be used as a base for a Youth Club, although these don t take into account the already busy schedule of the Hall diary. Action 26: The to do a more detailed survey to assess the viability of the village having a Youth Club Action 27: The to examine the options for a small children s play area. This options appraisal should cover a review of the covenants for The Glebe Field and also liaise with the Hall Management Committee regarding the use of the Community Area Page 23

24 4.8 EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT The Village School 90% thought it was important to have the village Primary School, with 81% thinking it was very important. How important is the Village School? Very Important Quite Important Not Sure Not Very Not Important No Answer When asked how the children get to the school, 85% of the 20 who responded said their children always walked. The remainder walked or went in the car depending on the weather Adult Education 26% said that they attended adult education courses. The locations for these courses was spread quite widely with about half in Ubley and the Chew Valley and half were further afield. 39% said they would consider attending classes if they were made available in the village. When asked what sort of courses they d be most interested in the main ones were: Computing Languages Arts and Crafts Action 28: The Village Hall Committee and the to review what additional opportunities there are for evening classes and, if the option is there, investigate who could provide them Page 24

25 4.9 BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT Work 54% responded with information about where they worked. Of these 48% worked outside the valley. Where do you work? Out of the valley In the Valley Both locally and further afield When questioned about the transport used to get to work, 94% of those that left their house to work used their own transport with 3% of these sharing transport. Only 5% of responders expressed an interest in a car sharing scheme in the village, probably partly due to the diversity of work locations Local employment opportunities There was strong support for the development of employment opportunities in or close to Ubley over the next 20 years, with 64% in favour and only 9% against. 78% thought that having local employment opportunities is important to the community with only 8% thinking it isn t. Action 29: The to feed this information into the CVNP Group Internet café The question was asked for those who spend some or all of their time working from home as to whether they would be interested in a Village facility to work from such as an Internet café. Of those who said they worked 35% expressed an interest in this type of facility. Action 30: The to investigate how such a facility has been viably established in similar sized villages Page 25

26 5 MAIN PRIORITIES AND ACTION PLANS This section is a collection together of the Action Plans from each of the main topic areas in Section 4. It will also be produced as a standalone document so that progress can continue to be monitored. The progress noted here is as of the end of December Action Action Description By Whom Progress 1 The to appoint a Neighbourhood Watch coordinator and restart the activity A NW coordinator has been appointed 2 The to continue to monitor, especially with regard to dog fouling on footpaths and in fields and to involve the dog warden where necessary The PC is monitoring the situation and is taking advice 3 The to feed the high level of support for the weekly bin collections back to B&NES and ask them to protect this level of service 4 The to find out what local produce services might be able to regularly supply the village 5 The to highlight to B&NES the dissatisfaction with the Broadband speed and to request views on when this will be improved 6 The to ask B&NES to continue to support the Mobile Library service 7 The to continue to liaise with the Police to monitor speeds in and around the village 8 The to investigate the possibilities of adopting a legally enforceable 20 mph limit as is being put in place in some other villages 9 The to set up a survey to understand where the main issues of pedestrian safety are perceived to be 10 to ask B&NES to explain what the future of local bus services is and to understand what input the village can have for increasing their flexibility 11 to see that the views on a more flexible bus service are fed into the CVNP planning work 12 The to feed back to B&NES the dissatisfaction with both the state of the drains and the road surfaces in and around the village 13 The to feed back to B&NES as part of the Placemaking Planning and through the CVNP planning work that a significant majority of parishioners do not want further development in the village, but that if there was any further housing that this should be in response to local needs such as affordable housing 14 The to feed into the planning work with B&NES that there is a very strong local desire to maintain the character of Ubley Ongoing A proposal has been put to B&NES The Plan has been shared with CVNP Has been done but is ongoing Has been done but is ongoing. The village s wishes have been reflected in the B&NES Placemaking Plan Has been done but is ongoing Page 26

27 15 The to pass the feedback on the importance of the character of Ubley to the workings groups on the CVNP and to B&NES 16 The Parochial Church (PCC) to explore the installation of toilet and kitchen facilities 17 The to explore whether a community energy saving scheme has worked in other villages and, if so, draw up some options 18 The to maintain contact with other es, especially Compton Martin, with regard to Fracking and, where appropriate, communicate the views of the village 19 The to organise regular working parties to keep the local footpaths in good order 20 The to investigate the viability of a village volunteer support group for the elderly and disabled 21 The to investigate setting up training sessions in the use of the defibrillator 22 The to research and outline the restrictions on, and therefore options for, additional facilities at The Glebe Field 23 The Village Hall Committee to explore ways in which a greater community use can be made of the Community Area, including the provision of more information to the village 24 The Village Hall Committee to examine what other activities could be encouraged to be set up in the Hall schedule, particularly in the evenings 25 The to approach Bristol Water to understand whether there are any options for broader access by parishioners to the Lake enclosure 26 The to do a more detailed survey to assess the viability of the village having a Youth Club 27 The to examine the options for a small children s play area. This options appraisal should cover a review of the covenants for The Glebe Field and also liaise with the Hall Management Committee regarding the use of the Community Area 28 The Village Hall Committee and the to review what additional opportunities there are for evening classes and, if the option is there, investigate who could provide them 29 The to feed the support for developing local employment opportunities into the CVNP Group 30 The to investigate how an Internet Café facility has been viably established in similar sized villages PCC Village Hall Committee Village Hall Committee Village Hall Committee & Has been done but is ongoing Plans drawn up and approved. Fund raising in progress Ongoing Now being done on an annual basis This is on the agenda of the Hall Committee and is being discussed The Plan has been shared with CVNP Page 27

28 6 NEXT STEPS The Plan is a living document and will be updated in the years to come, most likely through key areas being refreshed. Importantly, the Action Plans in this document will be monitored regularly and progress will be communicated to parishioners. Information will be available to enable parishioners to continue to input thoughts and ideas as actions are completed and new topics arise. Page 28